Hayden Gillim won his second King of the Baggers Championship after splitting wins with Bradley Smith at Circuit of the Americas. Gillim also won the **** le in 2023 riding for the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team, and after the team switched to Indian this season, he became the first rider to win the **** le for two different manufacturers.
Gillim arrived at COTA with a 23-point lead over teammate Troy Herfoss and a 54-point gap over Harley-Davidson x Dynojet rider Smith. Gillim took Race 1 ahead of Smith and teammate Rocco Landers, while Herfoss retired after a crash on his third lap.
That result set up Race 2 on Sunday, where all Gillim needed to do was manage the gap rather than win outright. Gillim passed Herfoss on the opening lap but ceded the lead to Smith on the fourth lap. Smith held on to win by 4.717 seconds while Gillim held off SDI Racing's Tyler O'Hara to finish second. Herfoss finished off the podium in fifth, behind Harley-Davidson's James Rispoli.
With only a maximum of 50 points remaining across the two-race New Jersey finale, Gillim's 54-point cushion over Smith was enough to secure his second King of the Baggers crown.
"We didn't get the bikes until late and got one test in before the season started, and we came out winning," said Gillim, who won 8 of 12 races heading into New Jersey. "To be able to finish it early is pretty special, especially against the guys that we're racing against."

#smith #harley #king #baggers

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With only 15 games left for the Detroit Tigers in the 2026 MLB regular season, it's only a matter of time before they get mathematically eliminated from the postseason hunt. With a record of 68-79 even after taking a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on the road on Friday, they are 6.5 games back of the third and final Wild Card spot with six teams ahead of them in the standings.
Nonetheless, even with the Tigers poised to miss the postseason, it's difficult not to feel excited over their prospects of being a contending team in the near future. After all, they have quite the impressive position player core — with rookie Kevin McGonigle turning plenty of heads already despite being in just his first season in the big leagues.
McGonigle did go 0-4 on the night in the Tigers' win over the Rockies. But as a whole, he has been brilliant this season for the Tigers. He ended the night with an OPS of .788 to go along with 16 home runs and 62 runs batted in — being a consistent table-setter for Detroit. And manager AJ Hinch believes that he should be the runaway favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award.
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#hinch #detroit #Rockies #first

"When I was eight or nine I was beating adults at chess and they were raging when they lost, like 'I just lost to a little kid'."
Ethan first became interested in chess when he was six years old after he spotted someone else playing.
Now 13, he plays for Strand Chess Club in east Belfast and has represented Ireland through all his age groups.
Last week he became the youngest Ulster chess champion in history – not just in his age category but across all ages.
"I was really surprised because I've never won any of the big tournaments before, I've always got so close and I managed to win it in the end," Ethan told BBC News NI.

#lost #became #strand #club

I hope you all had a nice Labor Day holiday! The Twins did not, dropping the first game of a three-game series to the Tigers in Joe Ryan's return from the injured list. In the previous week, the team went overall 3-3, taking a series 2-1 against the Tigers and then dropping a series 1-2 to the White Sox. They are now 8 games below .500, and 4.5 games outside of the final wild card spot. While there's a chance, it's growing more slim to play October baseball and frankly, their playoff chances are not completely in their own hands. So let's just try to enjoy this last month of baseball!
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PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- It's time again for the Top 5 Plays Of The Week featuring U-High, Normal West, Normal Community, Central Catholic, and East Peoria.
5. U-High took on Glenwood in football and despite taking the loss Isaiah Jones connected with Daniel Kovalaske on an acrabatic catch.
4. In flag football Normal West quarterback Karina Brown faked a handoff and then passed to Trinity Wynn who scored on an 86 yard catch and run.
3. In volleyball Normal Community took on Moline. In the first set Olivia Gerrietts made a fantastic dig that led to an immediate kill from Evie Mounts. The Iron would win the match in straight sets.
2. Back to the gridiron where Michigan State commit Matthew Brady connected with Crayton Schnierle on an incredible touchdown catch.

#peoria #high #connected

Social media shared their excitement for UCLA football's exhilarating 45-24 win over the California Golden Bears in their season debut at the California Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
The hiring of Bob Chesney to coach the Bruins brought a new level of energy into Westwood and as the game progressed that energy made it way over to social media. Here is some of what was said throughout the Bruins late blowout win to open their season.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: Social media excited for Bob Chesney's Bruins first win

#bruins #ucla #golden

With the 2026 NFL season almost here, the Cincinnati Bengals have yet to hammer out new deals for three of their top impending free agents.
A recent report from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler suggests that the team is unlikely to get a contract extension done for fourth-year cornerback DJ Turner before Week 1. Because the team typically doesn't get big extensions done in-season, this would likely mean Turner plays out the final year of his rookie contract.
He's not the only cornerback up for a new deal. Former first-round pick Dax Hill is set to play this season under the fifth-year option, and there hasn't been anything to suggest that the team is close to signing him to an extension either.
Finally, there's Chase Brown, one of the NFL's best running backs who's still on a rookie contract. Back in January, there was a report from ESPN's Ben Baby that Brown and the Bengals were working on a new deal, but since then, it's been mostly crickets.
With Week 1 vs. Tampa Bay kicking off soon, it appears there's a very real chance that none of these three key players will get a new deal.

#team #deal #turner #brown

The Ultimate Fighting Championship's annual Madison Square Gardencard is taking shape.

NazimSadykhov is set to square off against JeffersonNascimento in a lightweight bout at UFC 334 onNov. 14 at MSG in New York City. While the UFC has yet toofficially announce the bout, Sadykhov took to Instagram to revealthe booking. They last competed on the same card earlier thisyear.
Nascimento (13-1) was a highly touted undefeated prospect goinginto his UFC debut against fellow promotional debutant TahirAbdullayev this past June at UFC Baku. However, he was booed in enemy territory for coastingthroughout the first two rounds.

Abdullayev finally hurt Nascimento late in the third round andreferee Jim Perdios called a highly questionable stop to thecontest. While Nascimento made his UFC debut at welterweight, theformer LFA lightweight champ will drop back down to 155 pounds inpursuit of his first Octagon victory.

Meanwhile, Sadykhov (11-3-1) was a -250 favorite against MatheusCamilo in front of a home crowd in Azerbaijan. However, Camilosilenced the crowd by knocking Sadykhov out in the first round,although it was yet another controversial stoppage, this time byreferee RichMitchell. This marked Sadykhov's second loss on the bouncefollowing his defeat to Fares Ziamlast December. His UFC record stands at 4-2-1.

#first #lightweight #bout

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) -- Liberty will kick off its 54th football season with the second installment of the Battle of the Blue Ridge. The Flames will travel to James Madison on Saturday for their 20th all-time meeting with the Dukes at noon. JMU recorded a 31-13 victory at Williams Stadium on Sept. 20, 2025 in the inaugural Battle of the Blue Ridge clash, improving to 13-6 all-time against the Flames. However, Liberty won its most recent visit to Harrisonburg, a 26-21 triumph in the opening round of the 2014 FCS Playoffs. Liberty has won six straight season openers and eight of its last nine lid-lifters.
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#blue #flames #lynchburg #james

AS Monaco forward Folarin Balogun (25) is now all set for a switch to Everton after the USMNT forward reached an agreement on personal terms with the Premier League club, according to a report from Fabrizio Romano.
Monaco have been open to selling the USMNT forward all summer. The former ***** nal man had an excellent campaign last time around and significantly bolstered his value. His value was enhanced further thanks to his performances for the USMNT at the FIFA World Cup. He was one of three players earmarked for an exit at the start of the summer alongside Maghnes Akliouche and Lamine Camara. The sale of Aladji Bamba to Newcastle United could allow Monaco to retain the latter.
However, unlike Camara, Balogun was keen to leave the Principality club. ASM, meanwhile, moved early in the window to secure his replacement in the form of Matthis Abline. By freeing up a non-EU spot, Monaco will also be able to finalise the arrival of Erik Lira.
An agreement between Monaco and Everton was struck on Monday night. The deal is worth a fixed fee of €45m plus an extra €5m in bonuses. An agreement has now been reached with Balogun himself. The former ***** nal forward is set to sign with the Merseyside club for four years. He has now been authorised to travel for a medical.
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#forward #everton

Jets pass rusher Joseph Ossai was seeing his first preseason action Friday night. It didn't last long.
Ossai injured his left foot after 11 snaps, two tackles and one pressure.
The Jets list him as questionable to return.
Ossai began camp on the active/physically unable to perform list.
He signed with the Jets on March 12. A third-round pick of the Bengals in 2021, he has totaled 116 tackles, 44 quarterback hits and 14.5 sacks.

#list #joseph #march

The 29-year-old is available on a free transfer following his departure from Spurs, potentially making him an attractive option for the Hoops as they ***** s their midfield options.
Bissouma brings significant Premier League experience and is renowned for his ability to regain possession and carry the ball through pressure.
Those qualities could appeal to Celtic following their disastrous Champions League exit against LASK, when O'Neill's side struggled to impose themselves in midfield during their collapse in Austria.
However, Celtic would face competition for the Mali international.
Journalist Lassana Camara reports that the Hoops are closely following Bissouma's situation, with Ajax and İstanbul Başakşehir also showing interest.

#celtic #midfield

Derby County have submitted a bid to Leicester City for Bangladesh international Hamza Choudhury with the Foxes keen to offload the 28-year-old midfielder from their wage bill. (Leicester Mercury)
Derby are also closing in on a loan deal for Pisa's Danish striker Henrik Meister. The Rams will pay a £1.3m loan fee and will have the option to buy the 22-year-old for about £7.7m. (SestaPorta - in Italian)
For more EFL transfer news and rumours, read Thursday's full gossip column here.

#year #bangladesh #foxes

As the season opener nears for the Wisconsin Badgers, I've had tempered optimism for the upcoming season, pointing out some of my top concerns and reasons for cautious expectations with this new-look team.
But alongside those concerns, there are, admittedly, several reasons to be optimistic for the Badgers, whose current win total is projected at 6.5, with the over slightly favored on FanDuel. Let's dig into them.
The schedule
Now, every year is different from years past when it comes to team quality. We've seen success stories come out of nowhere, and several teams are projected to do far better in 2026 than 2025 (including the Badgers).
But the schedule is looking much more bearable for Wisconsin this season than it was when they had one of the toughest strengths of schedules last year.

#wisconsin #several

Atlético Madrid star Julián Alvarez has early this week dropped a fresh hint regarding his eagerness to take his talents to La Liga rivals Barcelona before the summer is out.
This of course comes fresh off a harrowing evening for the Argentine on Sunday.
Afforded a place on the bench for Atlético's league meeting with Villarreal, Alvarez found himself the target of a heavy and incessant round of boos, whistles and jeers on the part of the Metropolitano crowd.
After the attacker announced his desire to move on earlier this summer, the Rojiblancos faithful made crystal clear that they have not forgiven Alvarez in any way, shape or form.
Safe to say, then, that the 26-year-old's latest activity on social media is unlikely to go down overly well, either…

#madrid #liga #afforded